Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Farm Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farm Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Farm Ridge

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Farm Ridge:
  • 41.225035, -88.913134
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Farm Ridge

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
  • Since Farm Ridge is near Livingston County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Farm Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farm Ridge ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Coalville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coalville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
• Deer Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Grand Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grand Ridge is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <1>
• Little Rock ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Munster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Munster is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
• Otter ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
• Reed Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
• Richards
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richards is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
• Sandy Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
• Stoneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoneyville is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneyville

How Far From Farm Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Farm Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Farm Ridge and extending to:

• Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farm Ridge to Ottawa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'